Ryouta Ooshiba (大芝 亮汰,Ōshiba Ryōta) was a First Class Ghoul Investigator. He participated in the Auction Mopping-up Operation as the squad leader of the Ooshiba squad.
Appearance[]
He appeared to be a short young man, usually dressed in a formal suit, like other investigators.
Ryota is a man with short dark hair that falls off his forehead and a wide ironic smile that never leaves his face. Wears a short beard. Like the rest of the ghoul investigators, Ryota wears a white cloak over a dark formal suit.
Personality[]
His personality is unknown, due to his short role in the series.
Ryota is a brave investigator who is confident in his abilities. During the confrontation with the Nutcracker, he asks his subordinates to remain calm. Also, despite the imminent death, he still transmits information about the Nutcracker to the headquarters.
Plot[]
Auction[]
Ooshiba's death.
Ooshiba and his squad members headed to the administrative building to fight with Nutcracker. His left leg was impaled by Nutcracker's detached kagune, when he jumped towards her to attack her. Then his testicles were crushed by Nutcracker, resulting in his death from shock.[2]
Trivia[]
- His surname means "big, thick" (大, O) and "lawn, grass" (芝, shiba).
- His given name means "clear, help" (亮, ryou) and "scour, wash out" (汰, ta).
- Ooshiba was modeled after one of the 20 winners among the applicants to the ghoul investigator recruitment campaign. He is associated with "joke" (冗談, jōdan) in the operation reports attached to the chapters.
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